Elecktra Bionic
{{Short description|Italian drag performer}}
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| birth_name = Mattia Di Renzo{{cite web|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/it/bellezza/a39698584/elecktra-bionik-la-mia-rinascita-interiore/ |title=Elecktra Bionic: «La mia rinascita interiore» |language=it |last=De Tommasi |first=Alessandra |website=cosmopolitan.com |publisher=Cosmopolitan |access-date=February 3, 2025}}
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Elecktra Bionic is the stage name of Mattia Di Renzo, an Italian drag queen based in Turin. They are best known for winning the first season of Drag Race Italia.
Career
They were announced as a contestant on Drag Race Italia in 2021. They won four out of a possible six mini challenges on the show, but never won a maxi challenge. They eventually became the first contestant in the Drag Race franchise to win their season without winning any maxi challenges.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.it/article/drag-race-italia-la-finale-ecco-chi-ha-vinto-elecktra-bionic|title=Drag Race Italia, la finale: ecco chi ha vinto|magazine=Vanity Fair|last=De Tommasi|first=Alessandra|date=December 24, 2021|access-date=December 24, 2021|language=it|archive-date=December 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224070722/https://www.vanityfair.it/article/drag-race-italia-la-finale-ecco-chi-ha-vinto-elecktra-bionic|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.torinotoday.it/social/drag-race-italia-elecktra-bionic-vittoria.html|title=La torinese Elecktra Bionic svetta nella gara tra le drag queen: è sua la vittoria|website=Torino Today|last=Drogo|first=Marco|date=December 24, 2021|access-date=December 24, 2021|language=it|archive-date=December 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224184133/https://www.torinotoday.it/social/drag-race-italia-elecktra-bionic-vittoria.html|url-status=live}} In April 2022, Elecktra revealed that they had been invited to compete on Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World but declined.{{cite web |last1=De Tommasi |first1=Alessandra |title=Elecktra Bionic: "La mia rinascita interiore" |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/it/bellezza/a39698584/elecktra-bionik-la-mia-rinascita-interiore/ |website=Cosmopolitan |date=13 April 2022 |access-date=6 November 2022}}
Personal life
In December 2018, Elecktra Bionic was the victim of a homophobic attack. They were harassed and punched by two French men. They, in full drag, were able to win a fist fight against both and scare them off.{{Cite web|url=https://torino.corriere.it/cronaca/18_dicembre_21/botte-insulti-drag-queen-aggredita-non-ho-voluto-subire-ho-reagito-fa88a512-050c-11e9-af08-7a4d04b4d2e4.shtml|title=Torino, drag queen aggredita picchia e mette in fuga gli assalitori|website=Corriere della Sera|last=Lorenzetti|first=Simona|date=December 22, 2018|access-date=February 27, 2018|language=it|url-status=live|archive-date=February 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227153457/https://torino.corriere.it/cronaca/18_dicembre_21/botte-insulti-drag-queen-aggredita-non-ho-voluto-subire-ho-reagito-fa88a512-050c-11e9-af08-7a4d04b4d2e4.shtml}}
Filmography
=Television=
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| align="center"|2021
| rowspan="4" | Herself | Contestant (Winner) |
| align="center"|2022
| Special guest; Episodes: "Daughters of the Stars" and "Grand Finale" |
| align="center"; rowspan="2" |2023
| {{ill|Alessandro Borghese - Celebrity Chef|it}} (season 2) | Contestant |
| Non sono una signora
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Discography
= As featured artist =
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| scope="row"| "A Little Bit of Love (Cast Version)" {{small|(RuPaul featuring The Cast of Drag Race Italia, Season 1{{efn|The queens on this track from the cast include Elecktra Bionic, Farida Kant, Le Riche and Luquisha Lubamba.}})}} | 2021 |
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References
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{{Drag Race Italia}}
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Category:Drag Race Italia winners
Category:Entertainers from Turin
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